Antifungal Effect of Bauhinia variegata Lectin (BvL) on Bipolaris oryzae.

The search for less harmful, ecologically efficient, more specific, and natural alternatives for the control of pathogens is essential. Bauhinia variegata lectin (BvL) is a protein that has numerous biological activities, including antifungal. The present study examines the potential in vitro of B.

High-throughput seed quality analysis in faba bean: leveraging Near-InfraRed spectroscopy (NIRS) data and statistical methods.

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) provides a high-throughput phenotyping technique to assist breeding for improved faba bean seed quality. We combined chemical analysis of protein, oil content (and composition) with NIRS through chemometrics, employing Partial Least Squares (PLS), Elastic Net (EN), Memory-based Learning (MBL), and Bayes B (BB) as prediction models. Protein was the most reliably predicted trait (R = 0.

The Role of Plant Lectins in the Cellular and Molecular Processes of Skin Wound Repair: An Overview.

There is increasing pressure for innovative methods to treat compromised and difficult-to-heal wounds. Consequently, new strategies are needed for faster healing, reducing infection, hydrating the wound, stimulating healing mechanisms, accelerating wound closure, and reducing scar formation. In this scenario, lectins present as good candidates for healing agents.

Quantum Fokker-Planck Master Equation for Continuous Feedback Control.

Measurement and feedback control are essential features of quantum science, with applications ranging from quantum technology protocols to information-to-work conversion in quantum thermodynamics. Theoretical descriptions of feedback control are typically given in terms of stochastic equations requiring numerical solutions, or are limited to linear feedback protocols. Here we present a formalism for continuous quantum measurement and feedback, both linear and nonlinear.

Hypercholesterolemia impairs contextual fear conditioning memory formation in female mice: evidence for cholinergic dysfunction.

The present study evaluated the effects of hypercholesterolemia in response to conditioned aversive stimuli in mice. Specifically, (a) young (3 months old) and aged (24 months old) female C57Bl/6 mice were fed daily for 4 weeks with a standard rodent diet or an enriched cholesterol diet (ECD) and then subjected to the contextual fear conditioning test. In another experimental set, 3-month-old C576Bl/6 female mice, fed daily during the 4 weeks with the standard rodent diet or ECD, were subjected to the contextual fear conditioning test and received vehicle or scopolamine (0.